No other traces of pollution or leftover malign energy has been detected by the investigation squad." "The miasm pollution was very severe, yet polluted zone was only a small piece of land in the form of a perfect circle. "Let's hear it." Said the Holy Lady without even turning the head to the person who spoke from within the shadows. "the report from the Moonstar Kingdom has arrived." "My lady, " came out the voice from the direction of the building's shadow covering over half of the garden with a pond. "Speak." She said throwing the word into what seemed like an empty space, as there were no people around. Small fish of different colors danced at her feet in the pure crystal clear water, waiting for the delicacy she was pouring at them in small pinches. Holy lady, in the long white and tightly hugging her godly figure dress adorned with golden patterns and tracery, stood at the edge of a pond holding fish feed in her left palm, and basked in the brilliance of the sun's afterglow. Golden sun was declining towards the horizon, painting the sky and clouds in the most vivid colors of pink and orange. Why did you do it? Mother, Sisters?/ Came his thoughts full of sadness. Was I the only fool thinking of us as a family?/ Thought Noah sinking in the water. Maybe she just hated me all this time from the get go. Money was an issue but relaxation was worth the additional cost of privacy. Strict?/ Thought Noah while slumping wearily in the tub of hot water that stood in the separate room he rented. Which made him learn to be thrifty if he wanted to buy something costly. So on many occasions his fathers attempts to spoil him were stopped by her. His late father loved him dearly and never spared anything for him, his step-mother on the other hand, although never showing any displeasure toward him, was always stoic and strict. After exchanging hunted trophies and adding all the money he had on him left after the assassination attempt on him he barely had money to by a bag a few items and clothes and rent a room in the cheap inn. He came to the bathhouse and mentioned the inn's name to get his promised discount. Getting through the last few intense days and all the stress it brought him, both his body and mind demanded a nice long soak in the hot bath. After dinner Noah left the inn and went in the common bathhouse direction.
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